A. No permit shall be granted for any display of fireworks where the discharge, failure to fire, faulty firing or fallout of any fireworks or other objects would endanger persons, buildings, structures, forests or brush, nor in any case where the point at which the fireworks are to be fired is less than two hundred feet (200') from the nearest permanent building, public highway, railroad or other means of travel or fifty feet (50') from the nearest aboveground telephone or telegraph line, tree or other overhead obstruction.
All physical arrangements for firing and storage must be approved by the fire chief or his/her designee.
B. Spectators at a display of fireworks shall be restrained behind lines or barriers as designated by the fire department, but in no case less than two hundred feet (200') from the point at which the fireworks are to be discharged. Only authorized persons and those in actual charge of the display shall be allowed inside these lines or barriers during the unloading, preparation or firing of fireworks.
C. All fireworks that fire a projectile shall be so set up that the projectile will go into the air as nearly as possible in a vertical direction, provided that they may be directed in such a manner that the falling residue from the deflagration will fall into a lake or other large body of water where such fireworks are to be fired beside the said body of water. Furthermore, no firing tube or tubes shall be utilized in rapid succession or in any other manner so as to cause overheating or instability of such tube or tubes.
D. No fireworks display shall be held during any windstorm in which the wind reaches a velocity of more than twenty (20) miles per hour.
E. All fireworks articles and items at places of display shall be stored in a manner and in a place secure from fire, accidental discharge and theft and in a manner approved by the fire chief.
F. Fire protection and extinguishing equipment shall be provided as required by the fire chief or his/her designee.
G. The person to whom a permit has been issued shall arrange for the detailing of a fire guard consisting of one member of the fire department or such larger number of members as may be deemed necessary by the fire chief.
1. The fire chief may require such fire guard to be at the site as soon as the fireworks are delivered to the site and such fire guard may be required to remain at such site by the said fire chief until after the conclusion of the display and removal of all remaining fireworks and/or debris from the said site.
2. The expense for such fire guard shall be paid by the permittee. (Ord. 2005-24, 6-2-2005)
H. There shall be at all times no fewer than two (2) licensed pyrotechnic operators of the display constantly on duty during the discharge. (Ord. 2006-27, 7-20-2006)
I. Any fireworks that remain unfired after the display is concluded shall be immediately disposed of or removed in a manner which is safe for the particular type of fireworks.
1. The debris from the discharged fireworks shall be properly disposed of by the operator before he leaves the premises.
2. The operator, upon the conclusion of the display, shall make a complete and thorough search for any unfired fireworks or pieces which have failed to fire or function and shall dispose of them in a safe manner.
3. Such search shall be instituted at the earliest possible time following the conclusion of the display, but in no event later than the first two (2) hours of daylight which follow.
J. Upon failure of a permittee to comply with any regulation contained in this section, the fire chief and/or the fire guard at the scene are hereby authorized to seize, take, remove or cause to be removed all or any stock of fireworks or combustibles and/or to terminate any display upon observing such violation. (Ord. 2005-24, 6-2-2005)